Re: XyWrite vs NB keyboard files

["J.L. Gordon" jgordon@xxxxxxxx]

On Tue, 9 Nov 1999 22:46:08 EST, Robert Holmgren wrote:

>** Reply to note from xywrite@xxxxxxxx Tue, 9 Nov 1999 02:24:02 -0500 (EST)
>
>>> This is key 40 in the shift table in NB:
>>> 40=FF,&G,Q,2
>>> The same key in XyWin is:
>>> 40="
>>> which is what I want. Can anyone tell me what the NB code means?
>
>Look in the [Startup] stanza of NB.INI, you'll see a bunch of LDPM
>commands, including "ldpm &root&nbmain-g.aux,&g=". Sure enough, if
>you look in &root, you'll find file NBMAIN-G.AUX, assigned here to func
>&G. Open that file up, you'll find some XPL -- follow that to its
>logical conclusion: Save/Get 90 reads two characters, Q and 2. Q sends
>you to LaBel QUOTE, where a Visual Basic routine keeps track (in S/G
>99) of whether you're issuing either an opening or closing quote (this is
>the "smart" aspect of the thing), and then issues the appropriate
>character. There are some unfamiliar coding conventions here, presumably
>invented by NB but maybe by SW; it would sure be nice to have even the
>most rudimentary documentation...
>
Thanks, Robert. Very impressive and succinct explanation.
There's obviously a lot to learn about NotaBene.
John Gordon